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Guess Beane couldn't make the call while he's sitting on his hands. I'd like to think that we didn't go after Shaheed because someone better is coming our way. But that feels like fools gold at this point. sigh I know we have Josh Allen & all, but i wish we had a little bit more of a sense of urgency to actually make a real run at a title. I swear to the Gods that if we waste the career of this guy, it'll be a stain on this entire organization, that'll linger for the rest of our lives. I know if i were GM, i wouldn't rest comfortably knowing we have Josh. I'd do whatever i could to surround him with a playmaker or 2. Now Hoecht is gone. Are there any old Carolina players out there that we havent tried yet?

Yeah Dowdle was gashing us. Had a 6.8 yard avg & was their best player on offense & they just sit him. Part of it was game script of course but it reminded me of how we've been under-utilizing Cook. But our run D didn't exactly stop him out there. Regardless with the games ahead, we'll have a pretty good idea of what we have when we're thru. Hoping for the best. And for the day Ed Oliver can finally stay healthy

it was a good game today but idk if i'd call that Carolina team an actual team, not with Andy Dalton at the helm in his 1st game this year. I'm not taking anything away from how the D played, but Dalton isnt the test, its the appetizer. Next week is the Chiefs, lets see how our D looks versus them.

i remember earlier this season, in the 1st couple games, we ran some of those Johnson wheel routes & passes to the flat & he simply couldnt catch the ball. Ever since i havent seen them try to run those plays at all. Johnson's receiving stats so far this season: 2 catches on 7 targets for 19 total yards. Thats just not good enough.

Not utilizing Cook enough is 1 of the big constants within our losses. Everyone says he's 1 of our most dynamic players, 1 of the elite runners in the League. We should be feeding Cook like the Falcons fed Robinson. Line up Cook all over the field, so he can look for mismatches & keep the D off-balance. Something other than the bench please.

fire McDermott. The penalties & lack of being prepared & focused was unacceptable. An embarrassing performance here at home. We played down to our competition & helped to beat ourselves with our mistakes. And the Pats capitalized. Burn the white jerseys & never wear them again!

Must be nice to have a #1 wr on your offense. This 1 game by Diggs isn't the season, but i'm sure Josh would like some separation by his wr's. Maybe he wouldnt have to try to make the perfect throw & force it in there so often.

I would've rather paid DK that money than Greg Rousseau. Even tho i think we still need help on the Dline, Rousseau just doesnt make an impact to me. DK Metcalf definitely would its a great 'what if' to think about

if you do wear these, wear brand new ones. The old ones you own likely wont be as white 🤣

i agree but there is 1 big crucial difference between that Pats team & this BILLS one: they got to the championship games where we havent. If we were a dynasty like the Pats, the team would have earned everyone's benefit of the doubt, because they have that Lombardi to prove it. But when you're on year 9 with the same coach & you're still trying to climb up that hill, people want to see improvement in the areas that have historically been an issue. Otherwise its a bit like doing the same thing over & over again expecting a different result. Me personally: i dont think there's much to take from last nights game. Divisional games are always tougher, but the D remains an area of concern with the D-Line play & secondary. If we're not better there come playoff time, it will be an issue once again that ends our season & its on to year 10.

I've never gotten over Duke Williams 🤣

Yeah. I wonder about Beane & if he prefers culture over talent a bit too much. It was just a random thought i had while thinking about some of our drafting issues. I wonder if we've passed on some players who can just flat out play because their testing scores were too low or they weren't perceived to be 'great culture' guys. Whatever the reason might be that's not solely about what they can do on the field. We could be limiting our talent pool to pick from if that were the case. Like i said, random thoughts, not well thought out haha.

St Brown is a beast. He'd carve up just about any secondary. The fish stink, dont get me wrong but he's 1 of the best in the league right now

i didn't even know this site had ads. News to me. And yeah they are mostly generated from your browsing behavior lol

The McD conundrum to me gets simplified by this: What is the purpose of having a defensively minded HC? I get he's the coach for the entire team but why does a team favor an offensive minded coach versus a defensive one? So what happens when the side of the ball your coach is supposed to be an expert in, fails you consistently? Whats the point in having a defensive coach if your defenses fail the team at critical moments in games? I would think you'd want a defensive HC so that it doesnt fail you in the big game. But that is indeed what's been going on. We have the MVP in all of the NFL, playing lights out in the biggest games, playing as close to perfect as can be & we still cant win the big game because our defense cant make the stop when it counts? And i know nothing is ever as simple as that, but im generalizing the situation. Now I'll always credit McD for his role in changing the culture here. But the culture is changed, job well done there. Now its about getting to the SB & winning it. If we keep failing because our D can't make the big play when it counts, then we need to do something to fix that. At some point you have to make a change, something has to change, for Allen's sake & for all our sakes.

If sitting outside in an open air stadium is what you deem being macho, then we have vastly different definitions of what being macho is. But for me this issue has always been about practicality. How practical is it for an economically depressed area to invest a couple billion into a building that will only be used what, 12 times a year? When our area could use that funding for infrastructure improvements, hospital & school improvements, etc as that list can go on & on. I will likely always view this stadium deal as a failure of imagination & civic planning, as a lost opportunity to create an actual destination that generates real revenues for our community 12 months a year. As opposed to now where its just on game days during the season. Part of this is due to it not having a roof of some sort, another due to the lack of a plan to create more of a destination with the stadium & surrounding facilities at large, that would bring more of a return on this multi-billion investment. We had an opportunity to make something special that could truly impact our community & in the end we built a stadium with less seats next to the old one. It all just seems like small thinking at a premium price.

i'll be utilizing my private torrent site to download the episodes & i'll save the HBO subscription cost. I'm pretty excited to see it. The production of the episodes are always top notch. So it'll be cool to see more behind the scenes BILLS stuff that we otherwise have never seen before. Cant wait!

ive tried for BILLS jerseys on there but the blue ends up being a smurf blue & the coloring around the numbers & collar was wrong. I tried a few different vendors & they all were the same pale blue jersey. But its been a few years since i used DHGate for a jersey. If you could send me a personal message of a good vendor on there, i'd definitely appreciate it. The white jerseys i bought on dhgate were pretty decent but i'd really like a good blue one if i could find it. I dont think i could try to buy one on there again without a personal recommendation. I have DHGate PTSD now 😄

should we bring down the goal posts for the final time? Or would that be going too far you think?

BILLS play the Steelers in November. I only hope Aaron lasts that long & i get to see him in the fetal position as our new defensive front sacks him once again. It'll be even better if we traded next years 2nd rd pick to Cincinnati for Hendrickson. Get er done Beane

did you guys see this? Brady apparently wants to come out of retirement. When i saw the headline i 1st thought the NFL, but its about this flag football in the Olympics https://archive.ph/ZFON7 I cant imagine he'd be that great, with his noodle arm at this age. But it is Brady after all

the Buck stops here i guess

yeah i'd even go so far as saying I'd feel more comfortable having Winston as our backup QB than a Mitch Trubisky. I know Jameis can sling it & win you some games. The latter not so much.

Fitz by far. I cant believe so many are saying Taylor. Did we really forget watching him play? Tentative Tyrod? Who had on average 40 sacks against per year because he couldnt ever get the ball out of his hands? I respect Tyrod but Fitz had the makeup of Buffalo & was tough as nails & didn't shy away from anything. Fitz threw for what, 30 more TD's while he was here? 1 played like a QB & 1 played like a game manager. 1 could win the game for you & another would try not to lose it. 2 different mentalities. I'd prefer the guy who'd try to win you the game & at least took some chances.

I cant wait til they both retire. Just so we're spared the same threads year after year after year. There may have been a time where i could've been on board with bringing them in, but unless its for vet minimum, i'd sooner play the new kids on the block.